Joan Lunden's talk focuses on aging well, being happy

9:39 AM,
Jun. 21, 2013

Former television personality Joan Lunden speaks Thursday at Cloverwood Friendly Senior Living in Pittsford.

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At 62, the poised and radiant Joan Lunden is still very much a blonde, yet she intimately understands the graying of America.

In 1900, there were 3 million Americans older than 65. Today, there are 40.3 million, and every eight seconds, another American joins the club. By 2030, census experts predict that demographic to expand to 72 million.

"I am really an advocate for seniors these days," said the former longtime host of Good Morning America as she addressed a mostly female, mostly older audience at Cloverwood Senior Living in Pittsford on Thursday. ...